Gem

29-128-592

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-592
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture European
Provenience Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Western Europe
Period Medieval
Date Made 900-999
Section Mediterranean
Materials Agate
Technique Cameo
Iconography Bust
Description

Sommerville: Agate. A rude carving, characteristic of the tenth century. Maculated Pebbles, Etc, Case JJ.

Vermeule: Agate. Cameo. (Unmounted). Bust of a man to left, termed by Sommerville "characteristic of te Xth century." Medieval.

Height 1.7 cm
Width 2.2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 592 - Sommerville Gem Number

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